The Best Gift for the Writer in Your Life

The Best Gift for the Writer in Your Life

by | Dec 14, 2025 | Blog, Life, Writing

It’s that time of year again! Yup, time to look through all those lists of things you either can’t afford or can’t image why anyone would think a writer would want that (an antique manual typewriter? Really?? I mean… it’s pretty, but unless you’ve got a lot of spare...

See you next week!

by | Oct 26, 2025 | Blog, Life, Writing

Last week I wrote about how I’m slowing down/retiring from my author services business. Well, don’t worry, I am not going to stop blogging… I just don’t have one for you this week. Ironically enough, I’ve been really busy formatting and...
A Writer’s Retirement

A Writer’s Retirement

by | Oct 12, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing, Life, Writing

I think I’ve retired. It’s kind of snuck up on me. I’ve always planned on retiring at about age 60 when my husband retired from his job. He’s not yet taken that step, but I seem to have done so. Retirement, for me, doesn’t mean that I’m not writing, not editing, not...
Writing Ritual vs. Routine

Writing Ritual vs. Routine

by | Jun 15, 2025 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

If you write every morning for half an hour before work, you’ve got a writing routine. Do you decide on a weekly goal to write so many words? That would be a writing routine. Do you tell yourself that you’re going to get a scene written every day and then do so?...
The importance of speed

The importance of speed

by | Jun 8, 2025 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

I use Comcast as my internet provider. Recently, they emailed me (perhaps you got it too?) telling me that the internet speed I pay for is more than my modem can handle. So I’m paying for 1 gbps, but only getting a fraction of that because my modem is too old...
When do you write?

When do you write?

by | Apr 27, 2025 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

 I’m sure I’ve written on this topic before, but somehow, I can’t find it, and if I can’t find it, that means that you can’t find it. So, I’ll tackle it again. I’ve been thinking about this recently because I’ve been swamped with Other Work (i.e. editing, formatting,...